The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
SUPPLHMHIE.
GOOD GOEERNFIENIE.
MnAT b AAs nanE F0R LolIaIARA
sReeeh Of Mr.. Hrness y. lIZruttsehnitt at
the Democratic Meeting Rt Lake
CHARLES ON Saturday Last.

dressing the night meeting. Mr.. hTutt
asltnit. spoke in substance as follows;
Fellow iiiseus--H ia pleasant for Demo
Gratis % meet IN party gathering To-day
whom not q HluRle cloud spTlenrHl Upon tire BIO
riHun, either q home OF abroad to darker
toe picture Of peace And plenty, honor aut
prosperity which have followed thruuEhon
the whols land IN the wake Democrats gno-
CESS. IlinntlCnal affairs We may extend x
each other congT tEilat ems Ton past etories,
and we may look With most perfecs egEri.
EfluIrC State have recently announced IN no
uncertain tones that the national battle OF
1855 viii be fought and won under the
FsIae leader 81 thst 81 1854, and live turn
from the nation 10 our own beloved S tate,
have we less cause Tor rdiOieing9 When we
TegaIned our autonomy ~ lhl5 We found
debt. bearing a rate Of interest 50 Ligh a. TO
meoessitate rate Of taxation q iasQlu teiF ruin
Gus 70 al enterprise and industry; the State
credit on 4 par with that OF Mexico and I1r-
key, the courts diHeredited and jus
tipe melted out with tardy and uncHr-
ain hand, the eehgol system q disgrace 70
modern civilization, our allTyial lands sub
jeet TO annual overflow through broken and
mined leFees, the great metropolis utterly
fnBolvent and subject TO countless Rnits and
attack hy her lulpOrrlnate creditors, and IS
though an angry heaven would never stay
It's hGnd falling so heavily upon our unhappy
Rtate, the year following our neWly-aGquired
freedom saw one Of the most fearful vista
tons OF pastilsnae to which our fsir land l7as
ever subjected. Our people brageiy fought
the terrible battle but they felt all the gloom
and the misery of the old regime still brood
ing over them in their efforts to rgstous the
ruined commonwealth to her ancient glory
and prosperity, and they determined to break
with the hated past, TO discard the old Con-
stisutUn OF the czrpet-9agger, and to start
the work Of reconstruction from the ground
up. Although at the time opposed 10 so COM
plcte revolution, 1nOW bslisye that the ac-
ton Of the people was for the best. What
have VIC achieved under the new regiHe3
First and most inostlmable Of benetils WIS
the final and satisfactory
SETTLEMENT OF THE STATE DEBT
at rate Of interest the same as that paid by
the United States on her bonds. The credit
OF the State, unless you yourselves destroy
IL, will within a few sh0Tt weeks be Oh q par
with that OF any State in the American
Union: her bonds at tllirty-slE cents in 1879
are nov over ninety. Her commercial honor
and integrity are restored, and her securities
are hguored on all the great commercial eN-
changes IN the world. AL this has been &c
camBlished harmoniunsly with the assent Of
creditors, and TO their complete satisfaction.
Now, my fellOW-CitizeBE, l want yun to
understand my position upon this State debt
question thoroughly. ! have had and have
no other interest in its settlement than any
other good citizen IL the state / never held
one OF these bonds IN my life and never
represented one Of them professionally or
otherwise. Nay. never saw one Of them.
But when see the Attorney General Of the
State of NirEinin in Federal iaily when see
the sovereignty OF that proud state dragged
in the dusJ and hUmbled At the feet of q Fed
eral circuit judge, thank God from tie bot
tom OF my heart that we have no Malone in
BOBlslHna to combine the lowest dneEB Of the
white population with the solid negro vote in
hVloln@Dn Of pIighted State faith: and thank
God that we have had at tho helm one who
by his energy, tact and sagHctby has satisfied
the public creditor at the came time that he
has protected the people atsainstthe grinding
demands Of the taX-gathFrer. Such has been
the public confidence inspired by the Demo
cratic administration that the State treasury,
ouee unable to borrow money even with oil the
Banctity Of a Legislative act to guarantee Is-
imbursement 10 fiscal agent, is TO-DAY able,
without special legislation, 10 obtain all
necessary advances from New Orleans banks,
contiding solely in the public honor.
Legislation has been passed whereby
THE CITY DEBT OF NEW ORLEANS
has been established upon a basis firm and
satisfactory alike 10 debtor and cTeditOr--R
problem more compleEland more difficult Of
solution even than the State dabt-aud moth
ing nov remains tu insure the prosperity Of
the Crescent City except an efficient city
government. This problem the citizens Of
New, Orleans hope 10 solve at the next
II there was any one earpet-baR evil whose
effects were more universally felt than any
other 1t was the costly; CllatoTy, inefficient
logg, Under Onr new Constitution the
courts have been increased in number and in
efficiency and a careful examination Of the
statistics OF the American Bar Association
lustthes me in saying that nowhere in the
United States is justice To-day more speedily
and economically administered than in the
State Of Louisiana. If we consider the per-
ROnnel Of he bench, we have every reason
to praise the judgment discretion and inn
paFnnllty displayed by the present Executive
without pretending to be exhaustive in LAy
review, and without giving him csediE for
the denomination Of Judges RppOilIte by hib
predecessors, he has given US in New Or
Jeans Judge Foofhlea, an ez-jHdge of the
supreme Court, a nomination so satisfactory
Thai when his consent 10 accept the position
became known all rivalry disappeared. On
she criminal bench he has given US Judge
Baker, man OF Btrietest integrity, most
vigorous common sense, great firmneEs, and
stern ideas Of justice, and yet WithAl of
klldTst heart-Rn ideal criminal judge for
great city.
In the country, overlooking all partisan
feelings, he appointed Herman, 4 political
opp2nenS7 70 the vacancy upon the bench Of
the Court OF Appeals Of the fourth circuit
and Lsulette, him who nominated his oppO-
nent m the convention OF 1854, as Judge Of
the st.; Landry district; and upon the Su-
pfeiQe Bench, he first appointed political
opponent the row lameuted Manning, and
later Judge Watkins, gentleman who
brought to the bench close and accurate
ssA new u do1l5lana lay and iqrisprn
any court.
THE SCHOOL. SYSTEM
Of the State had been vastly improved,
Levees have been rebuilt at a cost below the
widest dreams Of q few years ago, and arc
nov in d condition 70 Justify the BELIEF thaf
The Hood, q 1882 viii ever hereafter be an
In}pO6sib5ltty; by vigorous and effective
system 81 quarantine pegt3leHce, though
sofittn kiiac ilhg A. our very gates has never
yes been allowed 70 come Within them; tax
COLLECTIONS have been IiRidly enforced. In-
Enigratiqnl ln4ltad and eneppTagea.not only
DF words, bnt by our improved public credit
aud more eiicient sdmihisiration, Is already
begipHlIlg ~ seek orr State, and You 81 the
parish Of Calcaaieu have been and are dgg-
tiaed TO pa amonk It's chief beneticiaries.
BY l9llo,wsieitzenst have used none 81 the
tTopes and flowers Of fhetoriC. j have stated
ln plninest Language facts known 70 son an.
foH invited me 10 speak at a meet ing opel. 10
az Democrats, without regard 10 personal
preferences IN the present eanlrsIqn, i
have not desired to indulge III paftig5Il Bit
befneAR. 4 have preferred the pleasant Ter
task q feYeljhg with yUu ia the victories 81
ne Wlpse party, and n IecihnR what / be-
hsyt n be tarlB. 1haqe detailed the history
81 the party achievements for the past eight
years achievements ID which every Demo
eTst has fightto bear ms part, aud in which
~ have an equal right to feel sense OF
party pride. III have used words of praise
inspealiing Of guF state administration, my
words have only been sunh as even political |
9Pngnents witlin the same political party
have Geen wont ~ yield q their palitictl I
brethren Of an opposing faction Ia all pni'tV /
platforms m every State VI the Union. And 7
vet my telloW-eitiKena, having uttered theeei
words, ~ there 4 man ii MI thiBaudienee Who |
tioHbia Day poll teal 1referenceaf Have i not 1
hy Hfy Htterancss ilxed upon myself badge (
AZ A atinr5iye "a the primrose % the Tories
40 EnglRnd, o. tie violet Of the B0napartist I
% France II these facts be faeta, aud they I
base been proclaimed
WITHOUT sPEoEFIc on spocEasF1I CONTRA DC i
TON
fnoul syegg huatiHgs ia tho Stats for weeks {
psst, should we not SUPPOSE that every n,an (
~ W9nae 9ei INA is8Ns one drop az Louisiana
niotH Wenlfl faiefeb With ns, and proclaim (
taenl 70 fla world az latKel Is IL Credible f
tl,at niy pAtiy pl men, however snlaii essl K
b9 8oAia 20 Lost 10 afefY Rense-4l VIII not L
aRy ~ patri0tisn h1tcf aelf-lltereat, Al q I
eoiesel tbess faeta from tie civilized Worid7
.teEE Ai@ heartl Qr tfe}i organs ot tho pfess Rro
reatt ellayef tlIia broad And, ave L0fiisl 1
eiiaiils deserve slilS defHast COMMUNICATION. f
th1ea 1Hffkitea Hld ~ ar On four hundred ras4
qeliE eiligssbnllelHt Aiigoea W19ng Nfth us
fteefs elftlqft q fiftuei and honor and <
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